Lou's Shravesty of a Prediction

Oh, Lou Holtz, you need to take your meds. Or less of them. I'm not sure which. Because, if you haven't heard, Lou Holtz thinks Notre Dame and Florida will meet for the BCS national title.

As the linked article al.com notes, Lou didn't say UND was the #2 team in the nation, just that they had a nice, gooey, doughnut-soft schedule that will allow them to go undefeated. And even though that's, quite simply, silly talk, it's very true in the sense that the pollsters and media will lap up the milk Fat Charlie will serve them about returning to glory and this all being part of his master(bating) plan.

But Notre Dame's schedule?

Just for easy reference, here it is:

Nevada
at Michigan
Michigan State
at Purdue
Washington
USC
Boston College
Washington State
Navy
at Pittsburgh
Connecticut
at Stanford

If they don't win at least 9 games, Charlie should truly be fired. But 12-0? USC? Really?

Not. A. Chance. Put it effing Sharpie.

(Thanks to loyal reader Gregg Z for the tip.)

Crazy Old Guy Predicts 11 Wins for Lousy Program

Sure, UND has softened their schedule quite a bit, even for them, in an effort to regain some of the limelight that they so desperately crave, but it's not going to be an easy season for the Irish...It surely won't be an 11-win season...or will it?

Looking like a dumbass week after week makes Lou angry!

After taking a closer look, I think that Notre Dame lapdog and all-around senile, unintelligible old guy, Lou Holtz might not be far from right.

Let's break it down:
-SDSU is a W
-UM, that early in the season should be a W
-MSU will be tough, but these two seem to beat the other at their houses...and god's team probably has revenge on their minds
-Purdue has beaten UND once in the last 20 years in the shadows of First Down Jesus
-Stanford kids have to travel across the country...and they have tests that week that they actually have to take themselves
-I actually think UNC will upset the Irish with Davis at the helm...I'm sure he has no love for the Manatee
-Washington should be motivated to beat UND, but outside of their QB, they don't have a whole bunch going on
-Pitt has a lot to prove, but might not be too great as they've simply not lived up to anybody's expectations the last five seasons
-BC loses Ryan and a bunch of other guys...but they kinda own the Irish
-Navy, closer to home...but they'll be playing for a new coach
-Cuse hasn't been good in 10 years
-USC could beat UND with all 2nd-stringers, especially at home

I see 8 wins here for the Irish (not 11)...That should put them in the BCS Championship Game and Wake up the echoes, or return them to glory or help Pickles keep his big gay beer pong buzz.

The real question is, do 5 lousy wins versus respectable opponents afford the Manatee another season in his tight khaki pants and tighter navy blue shirt? I think if Notre Dame loses two of their games v. MSU, UM, Purdue and USC, he's on the hot seat, regardless of record at the end of the season.

Predictable...for some

I guess the next time when I'm faced with choosing should I go with logic or my gut, I should choose logic. I was pretty sure Purdue would lose, but thought for some reason they'd pull out the victory. I was wrong...

I'm pretty angry about this loss, so I'm not going to post a whole bunch. But here are some thoughts:

-Bryant played very well and was vocally-leading the offense on the sidelines as well. He's a great kickoff returner...but either PSU's kicker is ridiculously fast, or Bryant doesn't run a 4.35 as it's claimed that he does.
-Summers looked great- He kept Purdue in the game.
-Taylor's arm seemed to have made a difference in his play today (he had a fumble and dropped an easy pass).
-While Painter holds onto the ball to long on many occasions, this O-line looked pretty shabby again. The pocket was collapsing all afternoon.
-Greg Orton, who I thought was sure-handed had a couple of costly drops again...and Lymon, conversely had some big catches (even a TD that he didn't get credit for).
-This Big Ten officiating crew needs to either be investigated or at minimum get sent back to officiating school for a refresher. They flat-out missed a lot of calls and didn't seem to understand the rules during important situations.
-Players make plays...not enough plays were made by Purdue to win. That said, Purdue competed and should have gotten their eighth win of this season. Shoulda, coulda, didn't. Purdue was a seven-point dog and lost by seven...Surprise, surprise.

This quote by Dustin Keller sums it up:
"Three of the biggest games on the schedule, and we folded in each of them."

The program and more specifically, the guys coming back next year need to win three in a row now. When facing criticism and concern, nothing silences like winning.

More Bad Officiating
The officials in Notre Dame stadium did their best to keep their Irish in the game, but the Middies dug down to beat UND in triple-OT. Not even the decided Xs & Os advantage of the Manatee could lead the more-talented, bigger and stronger Irish team to a victory at home. My favorite call of the game by the genius was going for it on 4th & long when a 45-yd. field goal would have won it for the Irish in regulation.

Up yours, Lou Holtz! Not even your cursed pep talk could with its reverse-psychology-riddled tone could help your Irish to a victory.

Hey Domers, wasn't this one of your guaranteed victories?

UND's magical season dances on to 1-8 (one more and it'll be a UND record...Dig deep, fellas, I have complete faith that you can do it).

Having Our Fun Now

I don't know which one's funnier, my version or the real one...







































The fact that ESPN is involved makes it all the more enjoyable...If anyone didn't question ESPN's journalistic integrity before, they should definitely now.